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The second edition of African Business Connect brought together in Kigali 400 companies from Morocco and Rwanda to prospect business and investment opportunities. During the event, co-organized by BMCE bank in partnership with Morocco’s export promotion agency (Maroc export), special emphasis was placed on the sectors of energy, finance, transport and logistics, information and technology, […]
Tunisian authorities have closed down a nightclub north-east of the country after a European DJ played a remix recording of the Muslim call to prayer. The governor of Nabeul governorate ordered the closure of the nightclub near the popular resort of Hammamet. “After confirming the facts, we decided to close this nightclub” until further notice, […]
Thanks to its numerous attractions, bustling markets, typical architecture and culinary art as well as mild weather, Marrakech topped the list of best holiday destinations for UK tourists in May 2017 said a survey by British paper, The Mirror. “Jemaa el-Fnaa is a great place to start, as the square is full of stalls carrying […]
Turkish authorities will launch new Turkish schools in Morocco by next year after they pushed for the shutdown of Gülen schools in January this year, a source close to the Turkish government says. The new schools will open next year, Moroccan daily Al Massae reported Tuesday, quoting Mustapha Ghoukous, a member of Wakef Fund. According […]
European intelligence services requested their Moroccan counterparts’ assistance in a bid to protect tourist sites as holidaymakers prepare to assault European summer resorts and beaches. Threats of terrorist attacks are still clouding the European continent as arrests of militants of the Islamic State group (IS) continue to be on the rise. France, UK and Spain […]
King Mohammed VI appointed Saad Eddine El Othmani, President of the national council of the Party for Justice and Development, Head of Government in place of Abdelilah Benkirane who failed to form a coalition government after five months of negotiations. The King received Saad Eddine El Othmani, former Foreign Minister, at the Royal Palace in […]
The self-proclaimed SADR entity keeps receiving heavy blows from its former supporters in Africa. The latest of such blows to SADR was dealt by Zambia, which has officially withdrawn recognition of the Algerian-based separatist entity. The announcement was made by Zambia’s Foreign Minister Harry Kalaba, who voiced his country’s support for the UN process to […]
Tension is brewing between Khartoum and Cairo over the Halaib’s triangle disputed territory on the Red Sea after the long serving Sudanese President Omar Bashir renewed claims to the area threatening to bring the issue before the UN if negotiations with Egypt fail. The Sudanese government has recently renewed with the UN Security Council standing […]
The United Nations warned Maghreb and Sahel countries of the relocation of Islamic State fighters fleeing defeats in Iraq, Syria and Libya. “There are great risks that these jihadists join sleeping cells of al Qaida, and settle in the Maghreb and in the Sahel,” the UN said in a report. Moroccan Arabic media Akhbar Al […]
The Spanish interior ministry Tuesday announced it pinned down two Moroccans belonging to a terrorist recruiting cell affiliated to the Islamic State group (IS). The two men, aged 25 and 27, were nabbed at Badalona, North-East of Barcelona. According to the ministry, they use internet to recruit and indoctrinate would-be terrorists for IS. These internet-recruited […]